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Political activism

Paperback. Num Pages: 1107 pages, 73 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; HBJD; HBWP; JPWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 62. Weight in Grams: 1654.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
With new illustrations and a new introduction by G
Condition
New
SKU
V9781469624464
ISBN
9781469624464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 154.70

Paperback. Discusses aspects of terror with regard to human rights events across the globe, but especially in the United States, Latin America, and Europe. This title demonstrates that the need to question continuously and to engage in permanent critique does not contradict the need to seek answers, to advocate social change, and to intervene critically. Editor(s): McClennen, Sophia A.; Morello, Henry James. Series: Comparative Cultural Studies Series. Num Pages: 460 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JPVH; JPWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557535689
ISBN
9781557535689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.24

Paperback. Shows that a segment of the Islamic world disapproves of specific US policies and their attendant military, political, and economic implications. This title demonstrates that they will go to any length, not to destroy our secular, democratic way of life, but to deter what they view as specific attacks on their lands, communities, and religion. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597971591
ISBN
9781597971591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.89

Paperback. Tells the story of northern Iraq during the transition from US occupation to local sovereignty. Undoing Saddam goes beyond the attacks and violence to detail the day-to-day problems of rebuilding a nation, including constructing schools, digging wells, completing roads, and building new power plants. Num Pages: 226 pages, 30 b&w photos, timeline. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; HBW; JPHV; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597971645
ISBN
9781597971645
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.29

Hardback. The War of All the People elucidates the ideological and political war against the United States, capitalism, and the widely accepted tenets of modernity. Num Pages: 280 pages, notes; bibliography; index. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; 1KL; JPSL; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597977043
ISBN
9781597977043
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.36

Hardback. Osama bin Laden's words carry a great deal of weight in the West. When he speaks, or allegedly speaks, we listen. But what about the words of other key leaders in the Al-Qa'ida terrorist network? We can learn how to conduct the war on terrorism more successfully when we study their own manuals, written for their followers. Num Pages: 210 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFSR2; JPWL; JWDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597972529
ISBN
9781597972529
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.56
€ 48.38

hardcover. The relationship between drugs and today's wars has grown more noticeable since the end of the Cold War and will likely gather strength in this era of increased globalization. Many violent groups and governments have recently turned to illicit narcotics in their entrepreneurial quests to stay viable in the post-Cold War world. Num Pages: 194 pages, tables, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JKVG; JPWL; JWX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Potomac Books, Inc. United States
Number of pages
194
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781597972567
ISBN
9781597972567
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.19

Hardback. The radicalization of Muslims and Islamic institutions in the United States, Europe, and across the Islamic world has fostered a new generation of Islamist activists, many of them willing to use violence to achieve their aims. Num Pages: 182 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFSR2; JPF; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
182
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597973021
ISBN
9781597973021
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.15

Hardback. On October 23, 1983, nearly simultaneous suicide truck bombings killed 241 U.S. peacekeepers in their barracks at the Beirut International Airport (BIA) and 58 French paratroopers at their headquarters two miles north of BIA. In this long-awaited book, the Marine Corps commander of the U.S. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 b&w photos, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 3JJPN; HBLW3; HBW; JPWL; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597974257
ISBN
9781597974257
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.87

Hardback. Beginning with the Communist Saur Revolution of 1978 and continuing through Gen. David Petraeus's 2010 appointment replacing Stanley McChrystal as commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, this book is an inside account of one of the most vicious conflicts fought between the two Cold War superpowers: the Soviet war in Afghanistan (1979-89). Num Pages: 256 pages, maps. BIC Classification: JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597975308
ISBN
9781597975308
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.37

paperback. John Holloway et al explore solutions to postmodern political paralysis in the 'negative dialectics' of Theodor Adorno. Editor(s): Holloway, John; Matamoros, Fernando; Tischler, Sergio. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPFC; JPW. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745328362
ISBN
9780745328362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.25

Hardcover. A unique survey and assessment of counterterrorism strategies across the globe by prominent experts Editor(s): Alexander, Yonah. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 37. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472098248
ISBN
9780472098248
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.52

Num Pages: 320 pages, 11. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBK; JPW; LAQG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801446900
ISBN
9780801446900
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.04

Paperback. Exploring violence as part of political economy and rejecting stereotypical explanations of African violence as endemic or natural to African cultures, this work examines a continent where the boundaries on acceptable force are always shifting and the distinction between violence by the state and against the state is not always clear. Editor(s): Bay, Edna G.; Donham, Donald L. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1HF; 3JMC; JFFE; JFSP2; JPWS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813925776
ISBN
9780813925776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.45

"Secrecy and Insurgency" deals with the experiences of guerrilla combatants of the Fuerzas Armadas Rebeldes (Rebel Armed Forces) in the aftermath of the peace accords signed in December 1996 between the Guatemalan government and guerrilla insurgents. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JPWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817313593
ISBN
9780817313593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.14

Paperback. Editor(s): Coda, Elena; Lawton, Ben. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557537331
ISBN
9781557537331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.28

On the cutting edge of current research on surrogacy and proxy warfare Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597972307
ISBN
9781597972307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.12

There have been numerous attempts to engage the United Nations in a meaningful campaign against state-supported and other terrorist activities. But the inherently political nature of terrorism has made it exceedingly difficult to gain global consensus on who even qualifies as a terrorist, much less agreement on counterterrorism measures to pursue. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: JPSD; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597974387
ISBN
9781597974387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 30.03

Paperback. What is driving political extremism in Pakistan? How should the US and other Western nations engage with Islamist political parties in nations where they hold both political and moral authority? This book analyzes the origins, ideologies, bases of support, and electoral successes of the largest influential Islamic confessional parties in Pakistan. Series: South Asia in World Affairs Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 figures, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKP; JFSR2; JPFR; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 166 x 15. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626160156
ISBN
9781626160156
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.88

Paperback. Focuses on violence being perpetrated against the Pakistani state by Islamist groups and how Pakistan can address these challenges, concentrating not only on military aspects but on the often-ignored political, legal, law enforcement, financial, and technological facets of the challenge. Editor(s): Yusuf, Moeed. Series: South Asia in World Affairs Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 maps, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKP; JPS; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626160453
ISBN
9781626160453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.17

Paperback. Charles Tilly and Sidney Tarrow present a set of analytical tools and procedures for study, comparison, and explanation of the diverse forms of contention that comprise contentious politics, including revolutions, social movements, religious and ethnic conflict, nationalism and civil rights, and transnational movements. Num Pages: 288 pages, 42 illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 330 x 251 x 21. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190255053
ISBN
9780190255053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.95

paperback. This volume offers a comprehensive overview of the many ways in which the policy analysis movement has been conducted, and to what effect, in Canadian governments and, for the first time, in business associations, labour unions, universities, and other non-governmental organizations. Editor(s): Dobuzinskis, Laurent; Howlett, Michael; Laycock, David. Series: IPAC Series in Public Management & Governance. Num Pages: 592 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JHB; JPQB; JPWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 149 x 38. Weight in Grams: 820.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802037879
ISBN
9780802037879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.52
€ 58.57

paperback. Bringing together national and international perspectives on Italian and other wartime internees, the essays in this book assess the differing interpretations offered of Italian internment in Canada, the UK, the USA, and Australia during WWII. Editor(s): Principe, Angelo; Iacovetta, Franca; Perin, Roberto. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBTB; JFS; JPF; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802082350
ISBN
9780802082350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 45.28

hardcover. Insurgency Online shows that online activism is a ripe, new territory for non-governmental actors to raise awareness and develop support around the world. Series: Digital Futures. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JPW; PDR; UDB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802087478
ISBN
9780802087478
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.27

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